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Montréal · Software engineering leadership

Fractional engineering leadership — without the multi-year hire.

I'm Marc-Olivier Seers. For two decades I've helped banks, government, and enterprise teams in Montréal build the pipelines, platforms, and practices that let them deliver — safely, repeatedly, and at scale.

seersware.engagement.yml utf-8 · yaml
1engineer: Marc-Olivier Seers
2based_in: Montréal, QC
3experience: 20+ years
4focus:
devsecops_pipelines
platform_modernization
ai_adoption
engineering_leadership
5languages: [ fr, en, es ]
6availability: open # accepting 2026 engagements
$ seersware engage
[scope] discovery → 2 weeks
[build] ci/cd standardized · 50+ apps
[ai] copilot adoption +40%
[result] post-deploy incidents −40%
ready.
20+
years in engineering leadership
200+
applications migrated to platform
−60%
user-facing errors, via AI agents
50+
developers trained on AI tooling
01 · What I do

Four ways I help teams ship.

Engagements scale from a focused incubator to ongoing fractional leadership — the objective is always the same: deliver value.

DEVSECOPS

DevSecOps & CI/CD

End-to-end pipelines — Azure DevOps, Docker, HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, Checkmarx — for standardized, secure delivery across 50+ applications.

pipeline as code · secure by default
PLATFORM

Platform modernization

Container-platform incubators (Tanzu, CloudFoundry) that go from 20 apps to 200+ — with the automation that keeps adoption climbing after I leave.

20 → 200+ apps · 6-month incubator
AI

AI adoption & agentic workflows

Pragmatic GitHub Copilot rollouts, approved MCP servers, and AI agents that read your logs and surface root causes — measurable adoption, not demos.

+40% adoption · −60% errors
LEADERSHIP

Engineering leadership & mentorship

Communities of practice, squad mentoring, and continuous-deployment coaching that cut incidents and onboarding time — and grow seniors from within.

5 squads · −40% incidents
02 · Selected impact

Outcomes, not activity.

A few engagements where the numbers tell the story. All delivered at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).

−60%
user-facing errors

Built an AI agent system that reads client-portal logs and identifies root causes — before users feel them.

200+
applications on the new platform

A Tanzu migration incubator moved 20 apps in 6 months — then the automation built during it drove the rest.

+40%
AI adoption in 3 months

Trained 50+ developers on GitHub Copilot and embedded it in the workflow — not the slideware.

−40%
post-deployment incidents

Mentored 5 squads into continuous deployment with small-batch delivery — calmer releases, fewer rollbacks.

03 · Track record

Two decades, mostly in the room.

2021 — Present
Software Engineering Leader
BDC· Montréal

Launched two communities of practice (25+ members), led the Tanzu migration incubator, and drove enterprise AI adoption — Copilot, MCP servers, log-reading agents.

2012 — 2021
DevOps Leader
BDC· Montréal

Designed an end-to-end DevSecOps pipeline for 50+ apps, led the SharePoint 2010→2013 migration (300+ site collections), and built a 10-specialist DevOps team.

2010 — 2012
Senior Consultant, Microsoft Applications
CGI· Montréal

Deployed and administered SharePoint and CRM in enterprise environments; delivered custom solutions and Level 2/3 support.

2003 — 2010
Microsoft Expert-Advisor
Fortsum / GFI Group· Montréal

End-to-end Microsoft advisory across client mandates — SharePoint, Active Directory, virtualization, and IIS foundations.

2001 — 2002
Network Administrator
ATCO Frontec· Bosnia-Herzegovina

Civilian contractor to the Canadian Armed Forces — managed network infrastructure and military data systems. Held Government of Canada Secret clearance.

04 · How I work

Pragmatic, regardless of scale.

I bring teams together around shared goals — from CI/CD architecture to AI adoption — and turn complex challenges into concrete, sustainable solutions. The right amount of process, the right tools, and the discipline to ship.

  • 01Deliver value, not ceremony.
  • 02Automate so adoption outlives the engagement.
  • 03Fix the system while you grow the team.
Education
Certificate — Innovation Management · HEC Montréal · 2023
DEC, Computer Science Technology · Collège Montmorency · 2002
Languages
FrançaisEnglishEspañol
05 · Get in touch

Let's talk about what you need to ship.

Open to fractional leadership, advisory, and project engagements in and around Montréal for 2026.